. hello. i'm david with bbc world news. our top stories. police in istanbul fire tear gas at rebels as international workers day i begins. gerry adams, one of the most prominent figure miss irish politic ss is arrested. also an apology from south korea's prime minister as fears grow that some of the victims of the ferry disaster may never be

foun found. hello. thanks for being with us. there have been violent clashes between police and protestors in the city of istanbul. police used water cannons and tear gas. many went against the ban many the tack similar square in the city. last year this became the focus of long running occupation. protestors threw stones and fireworks at the police. let's get the latest. celine is on the line from istanbul. is the trouble still going on? >> yes. we can say that definitely. i'm in the district of istanbul,

15 minutes from taksim square. there's heavy protests where i am. there was heavy police intervention with use of tear gas and water cannons. 20 minutes or so ago, people dispersed from where we are. they just tried to find shelter in houses or businesses or wherever they could find actually to avoid from getting into custody. now all these streets are quiet. i'm sure we can't say the same thing for different parts of istanbul. this is the situation at where i stand at the moment. >> a lot of this selin if i'm right is because they went to taksim square isn't it? >> that's correct. the unions and protestors wanted

to go to taksim square to celebrate may day. taksim square has a significance for these people not only for the protests that took place lastllmofró summer but also 3 ago -- 35 years ago more thank 30 people got shot and killed during may day protests in taksim square. when ever there's a secelebrati, they want to be there to celebrate may day at that very spot. the government does not allow protestors from getting in the square. last year it was the same situation. this year it's the same situation. three years ago they did let people get in the square and celebrate may day. tens of thousands of people were there. nothing violent happened during

those celebrations. that's two we'res we see heavy protests. >> thanks for that. graphic images we have here of the standoff between the police and demonstrators in the taksim square. we'll keep that for you. elsewhere in the world, hundreds of thousands are taking part in peaceful may day rallies. let's show you one or two. this is moscow. 100,000 taking part in the may day march in red square. this is sponsored by the governing one russia party and back trade union. this is the first time they've had the event like this since 1991. workers in seoul held a rally to understand better working conditions but also to commemorate victims of the sunken ferry. thousands of workers gathered in front of the train station chanting slogans protesting the government's labor policies.

bangladesh, hundreds of workers took part in a rally demanding higher wages, better and safer conditions at work. 1,100 died last year when the illegally constructed rana plaza collapsed. one of the ireland's most prominent politicians and a man conducted by the ira jean mcconville who disappeared in 1972. police investigating a murder are continuing to question the president, gerry adams, key in politics in northern island. he's denied any involvement in her death. >> the murder of jean mcconville, mother of 10 and

rumored to have been abducted by the ira cast a shadow on gerry adams. last night he volunteered himself to the police for questioning. >> i'll tell that i'm innocent totally of any part in the abduction, killing or burial of jean mcconville. >> wrongly accused of passing information to the security forces, her children were left to fend for themselves when she disappeared. despite repeated searches, jean's body lay undetected on an irish beach more than 30 years. her remains were eventually found in 2003. >> even having her body back. g#÷% secretly recorded by an american university in which some former

ira a members spoke about their role and named names. one man alleged to have given an interview was charged six weeks in connection with jean'sswd) murder. another brandon hughes who has since died claimed gerry led the disappearance and there were disagreements with his former friend over the peace protection process. >> staying on that subject. sarah has been speaking to jean mcconville's son michael about the latest developments. >> i heard it from the place. the place rang me. they said this is a 65-year-old mom in connection that does appear in the murder of your mother. that doesn't tell me it was gerry adams. i found out later on it was gerry adams. >> your reaction was?

>> i'm glad to say they're taking this case very seriously. when there's someone like gerry adams, they're showing the mcconville family. >> you were 11 in the room when your mother was dragged from it? >> i was 11 years of age when the ira gang came in and trolled our mother out of our arms. they came to the door, barged their way in. me and all my brothers and sisters were holding onto my mother crying and squealing. my mother was in an awful state. the ira took her out the night before and had her for a few hours. they beat her up. the army had found her in the streets disoriented, didn't know where she was. we knew they were going to do it

again when they took her. me and all my brothers and sisters were very distressed at the fact these people had came again to do this on our mother. the cuts and bruises of our mother from the night before. >> now two reports from ukraine saying russia's military official has been thrown out of the country. he hasn't been named. he was arraigned wednesday on suspicion of military activities. pro russian militants occupy a number of cities in the east of the country. we'll have a look at those. the latest in horlivka where gunmen took the city council building and police station adding to the one they've been holding a few weeks.

in eastern ukraine, camouflaged gunmen still occupying government buildings. in sloviansk the separatists claim as their strong hold. gunmen seized town hall, police building, security service building three weeks also. osce oe observers are said to b detained. separatists in donetsk have claimed a people's republic. town halls, police buildings, prosecutor offices are falling in the hands of pro russian activists. let's speak to david stern in the ukrainian capital kiev. let's start with this military attack. any detail as to a, where he is now, and b, what intelligence activities were. >> no david not a whole lot of detail.

we know he was the naval administer at the embassy. he was detained for what the foreign ministry has named activities not in accordance to his job at the embassy. i've spoken to the foreign ministry spoke person saying he has been detained. the attache has 24 hours to leave the country. 24 hours from yesterday. he will be leaving at some point today. we don't know his name or exactly what he was engaged in or how he was apprehended. >> the buildings taken by pro russian separatists all over eastern ukraine just grows. >> that's right. it's been growing on a daily

basis. we are having large, many demonstrations across ukraine in honor of the may day holiday including in donetsk. as far as we can tell there haven't been attempts to take over buildings. authorities here are watching closely. they've warned of provocations or clashes. they're on high alert for anything that might happen during demonstrations. >> thanks for that. of course the interim president saying pretty much there's not much we can do to get the buildings back. has the ukraine government lost control? we are in donetsk gauging the mood across the region. >> reporter: it's evident on the ground in terms of the police force, it seems like the central government in kiev has been losing control here on the ground in eastern ukraine. we've seen a series of administrative buildings and police headquarters taken over

in towns and cities across this region. police have simply melt add way. they in their defense said they haven't received orders in kiev. one off duty policeman said they have their weapons taken off them because the government was worried the guns would fall in the wrong hands. police say we're not paid much, up couple of hundred of a month. we don't have weapons or orders from kiev. what are we supposed to do, risk our lives when we're not sure what this is about? extreme situation in that sense. we went to a small down outside donetsk yesterday and saw political activists, not armed, but going around trying to drone up support for referendum coming up may 11th to decide on more

autonomy and more independence for eastern ukraine. we found support there. the square wasn't big, but talking to people, there was anger with kiev. a lot of people feel they're not represented by authorities in kiev. >> we have news of a phone call between angela merkel and putin. angela merkel is calling for help to free the military observes in ukraine. we were telling you about those. also president putin suggesting the withdraw of kiev's military unit from the southeast ukraine would be required. an end to the violence there and launch of national dialogue is also a point lavrov, the russian

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never be found. the 89 passengers are still unaccounted for. now the prime minister has apologized. >> i'm here to make an apology. i think it's the right thing to explain the current situation to the families. >> there's the apology. bbc's john sut worth is in the port where the recovery is taking place. >> this is the safeguard, american navy ship with a team on board brought in to assist with the recovery. every direction you look, there are large ships on the surface directly above the place where the ferry sank. there are korean coast guard vessels, south korea's biggest navy ship out here. communication ships and supplies ships. this is a huge separation. nonetheless, some family members

suggest the effort to recover the bodies, the actual diving, has been as slow and uncoordinated as the initial rescue itself. they would have liked to have seen greater numbers of divers and expertise brought in from the start. in response the government says the conditions divers are facing are extremely difficult. very, very strong currents below the waters. the wreckage site is 30 to 40 meters below the service. inside the ferry itself, visibility is down to 20 centimeters. access the blocked by floating debris and furniture making the process dangerous. a body was recovered yesterday a kilometer from the site of the wreckage. that confirms the worst fears of the family members waiting for news of their own loved ones that strong currents have taken some bodies away leading to

fears that some of those that died may never be found. family members want this diving operation to continue as long as possible before effort is made to salvage the ship itself. other news from around the world. in india, a woman has been killed, several others injured when two suspected bombs went off in a train in the city of chennai. it happened minutes after the sleeper train pull into the central station. authorities say they're keeping an open mind about who was behind this attack. chinese media a say two attackers were among those that died at the explosion. the third person that died was a bystander according to the people's daily. this comes as the president was visiting the far west. the area has a long history of tension. the vice president of the

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this is bbc world news. our top stories. police in istanbul fire tear gas as people gather for may day, international worker's day. more than 40 years after the murder of a widow in ireland, gerry adams, one of the most prominent figures in politics is arrested. a russian military attache is detained forward spying. also the great barrier reef at risk for millions of tons of sludge as a huge coal expansion

project is approved. hello. thanks for being with us. there's been violent protests in the may day area of istanbul. police used water cannons and tear gas as hundreds defied a ban on protests in the taksim square. the area is very much a traditional rallying point for trades unions. last year it was the focus of a long running occupation there. protestors also threw stones and fireworks at the police. just a short while ago i spoke to bbc's selin in istanbul. >> i'm in the district 15 minutes from tam similar square.

there's been heavy intervention where i am. hundreds of people were throwing stones at police from time to time. heavy police intervention was the use of tear gas and water cannons. 20 minutes or so ago, people dispersed from where we are. they just tried to find shelter in houses, or some businesses, or wherever they could find actually to avoid getting into custody. now streets are quiet. i'm sure we can't say the same thing in different parts ofs tan buch -- parts of istanbul. >> a lot of this is because they went to taksim square isn't it? >> reporter: yes, that's correct. unions and protestors wanted to go to taksim square to celebrate

may day taksim square. it has a significance not only because of protests from last summer but also 32 years ago -- 35 years ago,] people gotç shot and killed during may day protests in taksim square. when ever there's a may day celebration, unions want to be there to commemorate the dead and celebrate the may day at that very spot. but the government does not allow the protestors from getting in the square. last year it was the same situation. this year it's the same situation. although three years ago, for three years they did let people get in the square and celebrate may day. tens of thousands of people were there. nothing violent happened during those celebrations. for the last two years we're witnessing heavy clashes on may day in istanbul.

>> the arrest of one of ireland's most prominent politicians has been welcomed by a man who's mother was abducted four deck carrieds ago by the ira. michael's mother disappeared in 1972. her body was discovered 10 years ago. police investigating the murder areçkóír/e continuing to quest president gerry adams, key figure many modern day politics in ireland. he's denied involvement in her death. >> the murder of jean mcconville, widowed mother of ten and one of a group of people abducted, murdered and secretly bured by the ira has long cast a shadow on gerry adams despite denial of involvement. last night he volunteered to police for questioning. >> i'm innocent in abduction, killing or burial of jean

mcconville. >> wrongly accused of passing information to the security forces her children were left to fend for themselves when she disappeared. despite repeated searches, jean's body lay undetected on an irish beach more than 30 years. her remains were found in 2003. the psa obtained tips recorded by an american university where ira members spoke about troubles and named names. one man alleged to have given an interview was charged six weeks ago in connection with jean's murder. another brandon hughes who since died claimed gerry adams led the unit behind the disappearances

that the president dismissed and had disagreements with his former friend over the peace process. reports from ukraine say russia's military attache to kiev is being thrown out of the country. the official hasn't been named. he was detain aed wednesday. pro-russian militants occupy a number of towns and cities in ukraine. the recent see which you are happened here on wednesday where gunmen took the city council building. they seized another police station. they've got two now. the other they've had a few weeks. in one of the largest cities in eastern ukraine, camouflaged gunmen are occupying buildings they seized tuesday. if we go to sloviansk, gunmen seized the police building, town hall, sbu security buildings as well. this was three weeks ago.

osce observers are being obtained. the major town of donetsk has the city hall and regional administrative building under occupation. the people's republic of donetsk are declared. also police halls, other buildings in the hands of pro russian separatists. we are joined by daniel in moscow now. first of all, a brief word about the military attache. do we know if he's sent out of the country yet? >> weapon don't know yet. we haven't had a formal response from the russian foreign ministry about his detention and the fact he's been declared in ukraine. he was the naval and military attache in kiev. all we know he was detained in what was described as an intelligence operation yesterday and asked to leave. we don't know quite what's happening subsequent to that. >> right. we do know president putin and

angela merkel have been talking in phone conversation. what are mr. putin's demands? >> putin was clear. angela merkel said to him he needed to do everything he could to free the observers detained in sloviansk at the moment. he said he wanted removal of all ukrainian military forces in the southeast of ukraine, an end to violence of what he called nationwide dialogue. rather than responding the to what merkel said, he made his own demands. kiev found one difficult to respond as a requirement they remove military forces from south eastern ukraine. >> you have a point there. the government admitted now it's helpless to prevent pro russian separatists seizing key buildings in the east of the country. we've seen the list. sarah has been to one small town outside donetsk as the activists

arrived there. >> reporter: to see the mood of places that haven't been taken over, we found this police check. they don't want to speak on camera. they have been here almost a week. their job is make sure no weapons are getting into this town. pro russian groups have been seizing local administration buildings across eastern ukraine. here there's no flag flying at all. officials have told us a group of men in camouflage and masks came here and changed the ukrainian flag to the russian flag. that's now been removed. local elected officials are in place but observing for the moment. this is something i've not seen before. around for main square in this

town, the ukrainian national flag painted on lamp post here. it looks like a symbol of kiev, to the government in kiev. no one seems to know who painted them or when they did it. down the square here, there's a gathering of supporters at people's republic to drum up local support for a referendum to be held the 11th of may which is supposed to decide the future of eastern ukraine. whether or not this region stays in ukraine or votes for independence.

>> reporter: this is one of the organizers people are are handing out. it's calling for a referendum and presents a stark choice. they say it's about employment, price rises. as with the people's republic here in donetsk, it talks about economic ties with russia. not political but economic specifically. saying that wages will rise and so will pensions. now the crowd shouting russia, russia. a lot of support for closer ties with russia. >> this is a peaceful meeting. there's no sign of armed men we've seen in other towns. this is what organizers say are a chance to express opinions. the strongest opinions from the

crowd and speakers on the stage is that government in kiev doesn't represent them. >> bbc there in eastern ukraine. now crews in south korea continuing their grim tasks of recovering bodies from the the ferry which sank off the jindo island two weeks ago. fears are growing some bodies may never be found. the prime minister is meeting with relatives of 89 still unaccounted for. we are in jindo port where the recovery effort is taking place. >> reporter: this is the u.s. safeguard, american navy ship brought in to assist with the recovery effort. in almost every direction, there are large ships directly above the place where the ferry sank. korean coast guard vessel, south korea's biggest navy ship, communication and supplies ships. this is a huge operation. nonetheless, some family members

suggest the effort to recover the bodies, the actual diving has been as slow and uncoordinated as the initial rescue. they would have liked to have seen greater expertise brought in from the start. the wreckage site is 30 to 40 meters below the surface. inside the ferry, visibility is down to 20 centimeters. the access is blocked for divers by floating furniture making the job difficult and dangerous. a body was recovered a kilometer from the site of the wreckage yesterday. that confirms the worst fears of family members waiting for news of their own loved ones that strong currents have taken some of the bodies away leading to

fears that some who have died may never be found. family members say they want this diving operation to continue for as long as possible before any effort is made to salvage the ship itself. other news for you now. a gas explosion at a jail in florida killed two, left more than a hundred inmates and officers injured. the explosion was at pensacola prison. it caused the i would being to collapse in part. officials say 600 inmates were inside at the time. those injured were take ton hospitals and other inmates were brought to jails in neighboring countries. vice president of the international olympic committee john coates has backtracked on strong criticism for preparation of games in 2016. after describing brazil's preparations as the worst he'd ever seen, he's now comfort rio

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headlines. police in istanbul fire tear gas at protestors on international workers day. 40 years after the murder of a widow from northern ireland,  adams is arrested. let's get more on may day celebrations. hundreds of thousands are taking part in rallies to park internationaloxd labor day. in moscow, more than 100,000 taking part in the march in red square by the governing one rmq this is thew.i)ñ@r first time t held an event here since 1991. in eastern ukraine, thousands were united marching through the capital kiev. this time for the may day rally again organized by the socialist party of ukraine calling for salary and pension increases.

there are also celebrations in europe. some countries mark a decade of eu membership. in recent years, the may day rally tended to be a focal point for public sector cuts and complaints about those across the eu. chris morris and matthew price report from warsaw. >> this is a tale of two europes. first elegant, beautiful, old. where even those with jobs like the tram drivers are barely coping. >> we suffer directly of cutbacks of the economy, of the disservice for the people. >> it's tough for everybody. >> for everybody. >> reporter: the crisis almost destroyed portugal. the bailout from the eu saved it. there are signs of economic

recovery. the huge public sector cuts and the economy took a massive drop. poland still feels like a place on the up. eu has helped modernize is country giving development aid. not just warsaw but the huge poland economy too. apple trees are in blossom. poland is the biggest export in the world. this farm has benefitted as being part of the world's largest single market. in 2004 the owner told bbc he was skeptical. not anymore. >> a lot has happened. products are better now. we sell all over europe. last ten years was good. >> a huge number still look for work a broad. free movement in eu has been a lifeline. a few are now returning home. change has been slow.

over time, opportunities here's will increase. >> it's completely different. it really changed for the better. there are more opportunities, more freedom. >> it is complicate add because average salaries are well below western urp. they doubled in the last ten years. the difference is people here at least have the hope they'll be better off than their parents. >> here in portugal, many unemployed are supported by the pensions of their grandparents or parents or like this spot, they're looking for work outside the country. >> here they're hoping to find jobs in the british health system actively recruiting in portugal. overall, record numbers of workers are going. >> it's sad the young people and not so young people with experience have to immigrate to other countries.

>> we have more on ukraine now. one of the most powerful and controversial business men has accused the u.s. of acting illegally by having him arrested in vienna. the united states wants him extradited to face charges of a criminal organization involved with bribery and corruption. he denies the charges. >> vienna, renowned as a city of the last century. >> now as moscow and west confront each other once again over ukraine, there are signs this city is becoming a battleground in the new cold war. this is one of ukraine's most

powerful and wealthy showed me the spot where he was arrested during a business trip to vienna in march. the police acting on behalf of the fbi in the united states. he posted a record breaking bail of more than $170 million to get out of the police cell where he was held for more than a week. he must stay here in austria until a courts decides if he should be extradited to the united states to face charges of alleged bribery and corruption. >> translator: i'm absolutely innocent. i did not pay any bribes and did not set up ordering criminal groups. i don't understand why all this has happened to me. but what is important is there is a political struggle between the united states and russia underway. united states needs enemy a broad to solve problems at home. ukraine happened to become a

battlefield. >> a well played source in the united states told the bbc he may indeed be a pawn in a bigger game. americans want to get hold of him partly because of his strong business links with russia where he may have much sensitive information. >> how concerned are you you will be extradited to the united states? >> translator: no one knows. only god knows what will happen. i never thought i'd end up in prison. we have a strong team of lawyers. the united states prosecutors will have to work very hard to prove their case. the whole case is fictional. >> now he waits to hear what his fate will be. his colleagues fear the americans will lean on the

australian authorities to make sure he goes to the united states. he could have to reveal all. bbc vienna. now enjoy this for a moment. one of the most magnificent natural wonders of the world, great barrier reef. millions go here every year to take in the beauty. it's threatened as a world heritage site in danger because australia has allowed the dreaded dumping of sludge in the waters. the great barrier reef is the huge diversity of marine life including endangered species. 1700 types of fish, 600 types of coral, 133 varieties of shark, six of the seven's world species of the world's turtle. those are things you didn't know.

why are they doing this? we are joined by claire in the newsroom. how does the australian government justify dumping sludge in a place like that? >> reporter: the dumping has not started. this is a proposal. it's down to the expansion of a coal port on the reef, near the coast. the proposal is this expansion will need a bigger port. therefore the port needs to be excavated to make it bigger. that sand and soil needs to go somewhere. 33 million cubic meters of this soil and sand. the proposal is dumping it near the great barrier reef. if this goes away and unesco decides to put this barrier reef on the list of endangered site, it could join the cities in contrast to today's towns destroyed by fighting. this could be a real embarrassment for the australian

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